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Karim, A Persian artist supports SIVA4KIDS

S4K — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 17:42:28 +0000

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Karim is a Persian artist from Tuscany that supports¬†SIVA4KIDS.org with an abstract oil painting. He dedicates his artwork “La Tigre Incorniciata – The Framed Tiger” to support the mission of Siva for Kids Foundation.

He has been looking for a foundation which work from the heart to save children and among his search he found it through a friend and the SIVA4KIDS.org’s other artists contributions very similar to what he was looking for therefore we are very proud to present another artwork of the project ART4KIDS. All offers for this abstract oil painting are considered for charity.

He said:”Abstract art is the most forgiving style of all, because anything goes, as long as your abstract artwork can give you the feeling you have expressed yourself. We forgive quickly the reality that surrounds us. This tiger wants to be a reminder for everybody, now she is behind the frames but the tiger should suddenly come out. Like Tsunami did. That is why we do have to remember and not to forgive easily”.

Due to the contribution of our official P.R. Domenico La Ferla, the project Art4Kids welcomes another artwork.
Domenico says: “Karim is a great artist and friend. I knew this artist some years ago in Florence and I got in touch with him. When I look at his artworks, I can remember the words of wisdom he used to say. In his sentences there is a kind of signal that tells the future. He is definitely an artist, the abstract one”.¬†

Title: La Tigre Incorniciata
Material: Oil on canvas
Size: 72.7 x 90.9 cm
Price:¬†1550 Euros

Kyoko Yamaji supports SIVA4KIDS

S4K — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:27:05 +0000

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Kyoko Yamaji is the first japanese artist to take part to our project Art4Kids. Our Worldwide P.R. (Domenico La Ferla) got in contact with this artist to thank her personally. She replied: “It’s me to thank you for the wonderful project. I would be happiest if I can do something for others as an artist. I would love to do something for disadvantaged children and young people in conditions of underdevelopment, war, poverty or natural disaster. I trust you, the professionals for the operation because I can’t do anything by myself. Also, the founder of S4K was an artist, so I feel an affinity with S4K“.

Other artist and known personalities who have already supported the goal and mission of Siva for Kids Foundation are: Lucio Parrillo,¬†the young upcoming marvel-artist from Italy, Marina Varouta,¬†the young upcoming artist from Germany,¬†Bombay Rockers, the world famous boyband of Denmark, ¬†PadmaShri Hariharan, a very respected personality¬†of Indian classical music and¬† play back singer of Indian films industry and Martin Joergensen, who is a¬†professional (FC Fiorentina) football personality¬†of Denmark.

Kyoko is a well-known artist in Japan, where she collected many awards. Since 2002, she is taking part to International Art Fairs and Group Shows. She describes herself with some simple words full of emotions: “I’m a self-taught artist, born and brought up mostly in Tokyo, Japan and in the United States for a short time. I have been an art lover since my early age, but I didn’t feel like painting until I was strongly influenced by African charm. Traveling to mid eastern Africa was a precious experience in my life. I gained enthusiasm from the beauty, toughness and love of human beings and wild animals.

¬†I also paint images inspired by music, movies, and also from my own experience or sympathy to others. Recently I was again strongly influenced by the warmth and cheerfulness of Caribbean people, especially “the happiest people in the world” in Puerto Rico. My theme and style may change along the way, meeting people, traveling, how I feel, and such. Anyway, I am pursuing to express touching feelings, scenes and impressions in my style”.
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Through her words, we can also feel the colours of her art. She describes the feeling regarding the artwork “Into The Light” available in our Shop4Kids: “This is what I felt in Africa. I couldn’t do anything. I wished to bring naked children in the street to a world where there is no sorrow, no hunger and no fear, a beautiful place filled with love and peace”.
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We are proud to welcome an emotional artist like Kyoko and we invite other artists like her to join our project Art4Kids.
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Title: Into The Light
Material: Oil on canvas
Size: 72.7 x 90.9 cm
Price: 1840 euros

The official website of this artist is www.coco-art.com¬†

Stars of Bharati Show and Indian Idol support SIVA4KIDS

S4K — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:04:43 +0000

Bharati is music and a dance sensation from India. After Paris, Marseille, Geneve and Brussel was this spectacular performance, which containes more then 100 artists, to be seen and explored at the Luxortheater in Rotterdam, The Netherlands,¬†from 1st of September til 17 September, 2006.¬†The show is a magical musical which tells the tale of India and it’s many wonders to the western audience in a very colorful and with a blend of eastern mystical dance mixed with the music inspired by the Bollywood style. During and after the show the main role stars of this spectacular show took their time to support the causes of Siva for Kids Foundation by holding/showing the MUSIC4KIDS Album which was gifted to the representative stars of the show.

Other artist and known personalities who have already supported the goal and mission of Siva for Kids Foundation are: Bombay Rockers, the world famous boyband of Denmark, ¬†PadmaShri Hariharan, a very respected personality¬†of Indian classical music and¬† play back singer of Indian films industry and Martin Joergensen, who is a¬†professional (FC Fiorentina) football personality¬†of Denmark.

What is Bharati?
‘Bharati’ is a musical extravaganza, a delectable composite mix of the varied dances, music and folk traditions of India. Over the space of 90 minutes, the audience is guided through a brief but scintillating sampling of India’s rich and breath-taking diversity. Though just a glimpse, the selections hint at the hidden treasures of this vast and enchanting land; its regional, linguistic, historical and philosophical diversity; its myriad peoples, life-styles and traditions.

Due to continuous reinvention and renewal, these traditions appear to be in a state of constant flux. A taste of this infinite variety is offered in a show that is at once entertaining and intriguing. In making the selection, one of the guiding principles has been the search for elements with enduring appeal.

Music, dance and performance traditions have shaped the ‘collective consciousness’ of the Indian diaspora worldwide, and kept India alive in its collective imagination. Ingredients of popular culture have served as inspiration and link to Indian traditions and heritage. This show is at once a celebration of the vitality of these traditions and an invitation to sample and participate in their unique energy.

The Show
Derived from ancient Sanskrit theatrical and narrative traditions wherein the Sutradhar (narrator), ‘holds’ the threads of the tale, the audience is guided through a simple but contemporary tale of love and wonder, punctuated by a mix of 14 songs and dances. While the dances serve to induce a state of enchantment, the Sutradhar interweaves the distinct episodes of the plot that culminate in a single question of contemporary relevance. Along with the hero, the audience confronts the dilemma about balancing tradition and modernity.

Evocative of the best story-telling traditions of the East, where stories and anecdotes are framed within other overarching ones, the frames encompass a world in which the magical is normal and the normal is magical. The Sutradhar, a characteristic feature of rambling, multi-story texts, personifies the eternal appeal of a fine tale, well told. Irreverent and witty, the Sutradhar’s clown-like persona also serves to counter the over-emphasis on ‘other-worldly’ elements in Indian society.

Heroes and heroines of Indian tales usually undergo trials and tribulations before being reunited with each other. Veils of illusion that obscure and cloud truth and recognition, miraculously lift to bring about greater clarity of vision to unite the lovers. The songs are not random but establish the mood, set the tone, and offer insights into the mental states of the protagonists, thus moving the plot forward.

The hero’s outward journey parallels a deeper mystical one within the self. The journey must be made to recover roots, reclaim lost pasts and end fragmentation and separation. Unlike voyages motivated by glory and ambition, this story is about the journey within, not to foreign, unknown destinations, but in a reverse direction, towards one’s roots. The search is about the essence of one’s being and existence.

Tantalising glimpses of the eternal are seen in the rapidly changing face of India, displayed on the screens. These reflect the country’s cultural diversity and the myriad influences that have been absorbed and internalized within the fabric of Indian society. Bharati is synonymous with the spirit of India.

More about Bharati Show at http://www.bharatitheshow.com/.

Children without hope in Sri Lanka

S4K — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 22:53:38 +0000

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This article is a follow up on an article which was commented by Ceo and founder U.K. Sivanathan on the 27th April this year. Then it was reported on BBC sources that there were 40.000 people were on flee from their homes with their children on their hands to seek for security. Other facts were that the humanity organizations were calling their staff back home from the critical areas.

Current date of 14th of August 2006 according to the Dutch sources (ad.nl) and International source (bbc.co.uk) a very shocking news came from through the channels of LTTE to the international media. After 4 years in peace now 63 school children died due to a bombing of the government soldiers. Please read the article at bbc.co.uk for more details.

15th of August
UNICEF representative Joanna van Gerten went to visit the place of bombarment in Mullaitheevu district and confirmed that it was 61 school children who were the victims of this air strike and she was devasted by the range of bloody and mental¬† damage it has caused the district people.

Once again what we can conclude from this situation is that children are dieing in Sri Lanka due to the war, before this war, they got orphaned through the natural disaster Tsunami and even before that the children were the true victims of civil war in Sri Lanka.

We, at Siva for Kids Foundation are awaiting for a peaceful solution for both parties so that we as NGO can go on with our unfinished work in the northern pennsylvania of Sri Lanka as soon possible. We hope that the international committees finally see the facts that we would not be able to fight poverty in any third world countries if we keep awaiting for the war to stop by itself.

The Ceo and founder, U.K. Sivanathan, hope that international peace interested organizations and countries step out and find a peaceful solution before more children dies due to the civil war in Sri Lanka.

Thank you for your attention.

BUDGET – Library of Vishnu School, Kalmunai, Sri Lanka

S4K — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 18:33:38 +0000

Budget of the Project Vishnu School are not the only of this project¬†but also the furnishing part where S4K still busy with fundraising to finalize the complete a succesful project with international co-operation beyond races, cultures and borders. A true example of how help can be provided and goals can be achieved with good understanding and communication.

For this purpose we have to provide the following materials and equipments.

Items For Library	Size	Quantity	Unit cost in LKR	Cost in LKR
Furniture‚Äôs 1. Wall cupboard with steel fittings With Glass doors 2. Chairs 3. Tables 4. Steel Cupboard 5. Paper reading table 6. Librarian table and chair 7. Television Rack 8. File cupboard	20‚Äô 15‚ÄôX 5‚Äô	03 50 02 04 01 01 set 01 03	15,000 500 7,500 5000 10,000 7,650 5,350 4,000	45,000 25,000 15,000 20,000 10,000 7,650 5,350 12,000
Book‚Äôs 1. Primary ¬†, Higher education and Information technology books				210,000
Electronic Items 1. Television 2. Radio 3. Fan 4. Air-Conditioner split type		01 01 04 02	27,000 5,000 4,000 76,000	27,000 5,000 16,000 152,000
Water filter		02		6,000
Curtain for windows		30 M		8,000
Total cost				564,000

Items for Computer room	Size	Quantity	Unit cost in LKR	Cost in LKR
1. Air-Conditioner		02	76,000	152,000
2. Curtain for windows		30 M		8,000
3.¬†Tiles/Cement for floor	25‚Äô X 20‚Äô			95,000
4. Grill for windows	4‚ÄôX4‚Äô	04	1,500	6,000
Total cost				261,000

Budgeted Amount:
For the total project it will cost nearly LKR 825,000.00.

Completed | PC4KIDS Project Kotapuli, India

S4K — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 01:18:24 +0000

The inauguration report of the vocational computer trainning centre which is known as Project PC4KIDS¬†Kotapuli is now available. A few weeks after the succesful Pilot Project PC4KIDS was started we can finally¬†update you all who stood behind this very inspiring adventure of helping children in need.¬†This project was very much essential for the tsunami affected fisher’s village called Kotapuli, which is a nearby village to the world famous turistic place called Kanniyakumari of South India. The people of Kotapuli, Tirunelveli districht, Tamil Nadu, India, lost lost their houses, household materials, livelihood materials, etc. during the tusnami disaster still there is¬†no proper income because they didn‚Äôt go to their main business of catching fishes in the sea.

So most of the children, mainly girls of them are not going to school¬†to regularly to finish their education properly. For a month ago the cooperation between SIVA4KIDS Foundation¬†and the local NGO HELP of Kotapuli, started the first Pilot Project PC4KIDS Kotapuli to help 60 tsunami affected children (boys and girls). Now the results are here for your information’s.

The agreement between SIVA4KIDS.org and NGO HELP was to donate the computers and additional materials to start a vocational computer training centre which will benefit 60 children of this fisher’s village of South India. The first plan was to send 20 computers from Holland to South India but soon we realized that the cost of transporting of the goods will be double as much as if you would invest the half of the amount of the money to donate/invest on those mentioned materials on the budget.

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As planned the NGO HELP started the project through the local community and city hall of the village which already donated a location for the computer training centre. HELP started the work together with specialists and local volunteers with the passion to realize something big after the tsunami. They did achieved something which were beyond their imagination. The results of it you can view on the Kotapuli gallery of SIVA4KIDS.org.

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Inauguration Party

The inauguration party was well visited by the community of Kotapuli and surrounding communities also to join one of the biggest development projects which was realized through the help of a Foundation in Holland. Read more about the Inauguration Party on the next article about the appreciation by the ministry of Tamil Nadu, India, where MLA’s of South Indian politic joined the opening of the Project PC4KIDS Kotapuli. Thank you very much.

Budget PC4KIDS Kotapuli, Tamil Nadu, India

S4K — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:59:00 +0000

The people of Kotapuli wish to set up computer training centre in order to improve their girl and boy¬†childrens’ chances of getting a good and safe job. The town hall¬†has been utilized for the vocational training centre. They want to organize vocational training in basic pc usage and advance pc¬†trainning like Office Automation and Desk Top Publishing. Hereunder you can view the budget of this project:

For this purpose we have to provide the following materials and equipments.

Items for Computer room	Size	Quantity	Unit cost in INR	Cost in INR
1. Used monitors		20	2,000	40,000
2. Used desktops		20	5,000	100,000
3.¬†Printer		01	5,000	5,000
4. Scanner		01	5,000	5,000
5. Fans		03	500	1,500
6. Tables, chairs, paintings,¬†¬†electric works, transaction cost and others.				48,500
Total cost				200,000

Budgeted Amount:
For the total project it will cost nearly¬†INR 185,000.00.

Project PC4KIDS Kotapuli in Tamil Nadu, India

S4K — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:03:22 +0000

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Aim:
Siva for Kids Foundation’s aim through this project called PC4KIDS Kotapuli is to provide educational facilities to the kids (youth) through used computers to the tsunami affected¬† girls, youths and children and get them employment.¬†This¬†village called Kotapuli was damaged by tsunami disaster on the¬†dec. 26th 2004. This project provide in trainning the girls and boys¬†computer and¬† help them to start some business from their home. The need of the 20 Computers is to educate the youths and girls on computer training on 6 months and diploma course and prevent them from being child Labuor, bonded labour, uneducated also save the girls from sexual harassment and make their life better.

How will this project be realized?
The project should be realized as a Community project of Kootapuli as well as deprived poor people of Tamilnadu. The Community organization is formed in the name of Human Education and Liberation for Poor for establish this training center in accordance and democracy with rural people as per desired

Who will benefiet from this project?
The Children, Girls and Youths of the Tsunami affected areas such as Kotapuli, Perumanal and near by affected villages of Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu, South India. They are based on fishing. They are fishing Community. All the other poor students who are not affected by Tsunami will¬† be also benefited by this project without any cost, creed, religious, gender, origin, etc.

Development plan
The educational facilities has been requested by local community themself. It is not something Siva for Kids Foundation has pushed ‚Äì the ownership & location for the trainning centre¬†is locally founded. The donation is a small one-off donation which will ensure a good environment for learning and progress for the children.

Nieuw muziekproject zet zich in voor Indiase straatkinderen

S4K — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:09:48 +0000

Persbericht: Zaterdag 17 juni aanstaande ziet een uniek muziekproject het levenslicht. Een groep van 13 jonge Europese artiesten wier roots in ontwikkelingslanden liggen, zal dan hun eerste MUSIC4KIDS cd uitbrengen. Ook de internationaal gerespecteerde band Bombay Rockers heeft aan dit project een bijdrage geleverd. Met dit project hoopt organisator Siva4kids voldoende geld binnen te halen om een straatkinderenproject in India te kunnen financieren.

MUSIC4KIDS is een project van Stichting SIVA4KIDS. Deze non-gouvernementele hulporganisatie initieerde in het verleden al succesvolle ontwikkelingsprojecten zoals het PC4Kids-project en de wederopbouw van een school voor 722 kinderen die in 2004 ernstig door de tsunami getroffen werd. Met MUSIC4KIDS is de organisatie een nieuw, uniek project begonnen om het lot van kinderen in ontwikkelingslanden te verbeteren. MUSIC4KIDS is een muziekproject waarbij jonge aanstormende artiesten uit Europa zich inzetten voor een groep van 25 Indiase straatkinderen. De artiesten hebben ieder een track gemaakt voor het eerste album van MUSIC4KIDS. Degene die deze cd koopt, komt niet alleen in het bezit van een heel bijzonder en origineel muziekalbum, maar draagt door de aanschaf ook bij aan de financiering van een uniek straatkinderenproject in India.

Dit straatkinderenproject is intensief en effectief tegelijk. Twee jaar lang zullen deze kinderen door professionele hulpverleners intensief begeleid worden. Zo krijgen ze bijvoorbeeld verschillende opleidingen aangeboden. Het is de bedoeling dat de kinderen na deze periode van twee jaar in staat zijn om zelfstandig in hun levensonderhoud te voorzien: een onontbeerlijke levensles, maar voor vele kinderen in India een ware ver-van-mijn-bed-show. Of beter gezegd: een ver-van-mijn-straat-show, want in India moeten straatkinderen helaas op straat slapen.

Des te meer redenen dus om een bijdrage te leveren aan dit unieke jongerenproject. 17 juni aanstaande is de releasedatum van de cd MUSIC4KIDS. Het album is onder andere verkrijgbaar via www.siva4kids.org en bij lokale Hindoestaanse videotheken in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag en Utrecht.

Over Stichting Siva for Kids
Stichting Siva for Kids (SIVA4KIDS.org) is een politiek en religieus onafhankelijke organisatie die zowel voorziet in noodhulp als in ontwikkelingshulp op lange termijn door middel van samenwerking met lokale bewoners, overheidsinstellingen en internationale organisaties. Het doel van SIVA4KIDS is het bieden van actieve hulp aan kinderen zonder onderscheid te maken wat betreft ras, godsdienst, politiek, cultuur of geslacht. Daartoe ontwikkelen en verwezenlijken de organisaties projecten om de levensomstandigheden van kinderen in hun eigen omgeving (met inbegrip van families en gemeenschappen) te verbeteren. Het Verdrag voor de Rechten van het Kind vormt het conceptuele kader voor de activiteiten van SIVA4KIDS. SIVA4KIDS streeft ernaar om positieve veranderingen te brengen in het leven van kinderen door hen en hun omgeving te helpen en te stimuleren met activiteiten en projecten. Anderhalf jaar geleden is de stichting “SIVA4KIDS.org” opgericht en gestart met verschillende inmiddels zeer succesvolle projecten voor kansarme kinderen. Met uw hulp, donaties en vrijwillige inzet heeft “SIVA4KIDS.org” bijvoorbeeld de wederopbouw van een school voor 722 kinderen die in 2004 ernstig door de natuurramp Tsunami getroffen werd mogelijk gemaakt.

Persbericht door Jos van der Hoek

Project PC4KIDS at Tsunami affected village, India

S4K — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:54:02 +0000

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As you already have read about the Project PC4KIDS of SIVA4KIDS Foundation, which is to use computer facilities as one of the tools to educate youth and kids in the rural areas in third world countries. Therefore we want to announce that SIVA4KIDS.org starts her first project PC4KIDS for a fisher men village in India, which was badly affected by tsunami.

More about this project and pictures will be updated soon. Meanwhile you are welcome to view the pictures of this tsunami affected¬†village called “Kotapuli” in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.